by Sue Robbins | Oct 20, 2014 | Headache Drugs
The current issue of HeadWise, (Volume 4, Issue 2) from the National Headache Foundation features an article written by Dr. Robbins regarding difficult to treat refractory headaches. Here is a portion of the article…. SPG (sphenopalatine ganglion) nerve blocks...
by Sue Robbins | Oct 17, 2014 | Adolescents and Children, Headache Drugs
According to a recent study, brain scans showed human responses to people’s dogs are not unlike those evoked by their children. Lori Palley, who led the study with Luke Stoeckel at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston said, “the overlap says a lot...
by Sue Robbins | Oct 16, 2014 | Headache Drugs
PillPack (pillpack.com) is an online pharmacy that delivers prescriptions to your door. They can transfer your existing Rx’s to their pharmacy, and it accepts most insurance plans. PillPack has comparable co-pays, without any extra costs. The company does not...
by Sue Robbins | Oct 15, 2014 | Headache Drugs
What if you used to smoke cigarettes, avoided vegetables, and enjoyed fast food? Take heart, if you did. Dr. David Johnson, chair of the department of internal medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center says the following ways are easy and have...
by Sue Robbins | Oct 13, 2014 | Headache Drugs
Previous research has shown that drinking coffee can benefit the liver, but a new study indicates that drinking decaf also lowers liver enzyme levels, suggesting the benefits are not linked to the caffeine in regular coffee. Researchers led by Dr. Qian Xiao from the...
by Sue Robbins | Oct 10, 2014 | Headache Drugs
The prices of some generic drugs have soared more than 1,000% in the last year, and federal officials are demanding that generic drug makers explain why, or potentially face new regulation. Elisabeth Rosenthal, a writer for the New York Times recently wrote a story on...
